August 31
Today is the 243rd day of 2015. There are 122 days left in the year.
1886 - An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people.
1887 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his "Kinetoscope", and moving pictures were born.
1888 - Mary Ann Nichols, a prostitute, was found murdered in London's East End. She is generally regarded as the first victim of Jack the Ripper.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of U.S. arms to belligerents.
1939 - The first issue of Marvel Comics, featuring the Human Torch, was published by Timely Publications in New York.
1954 - Hurricane Carol hit the northeastern United States, resulting in nearly 70 deaths and millions of dollars in damages.
1962 - The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent within the British Commonwealth.
1980 - Poland's Solidarity labor movement had its beginnings when an agreement ending a 17-day strike was signed in Gdansk.
1985 - California's "Night Stalker" killer Richard Ramirez was captured by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood.
1992 - White separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that claimed the lives of Weaver's wife and son and a deputy U.S. marshal.
1994 - Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century.
1997 - Britain's Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36.
2005 - Some 1,000 people were killed when a religious procession across a Baghdad bridge was engulfed in panic over rumors of a suicide bomber.
2006 - Iran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium.
2009 - Walt Disney Co. announced it was acquiring comic book giant Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion.
2010 - President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed.
Birthdays
31 - Ryan Kesler (hockey player)
32 - Larry Fitzgerald (football player)
38 - Jeff Hardy (professional wrestler)
39 - Shar Jackson (actress)
40 - Sara Ramirez (actress)
44 - Chris Tucker (actor)
45 - Deborah Gibson (singer)
66 - Richard Gere (actor)
69 - Tom Coughlin (football coach)
70 - Van Morrison (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 31
1881 - The first U.S. tennis championships were held in Newport, Rhode Island.
1894 - Billy Hamilton of the Philadelphia Phillies steals seven bases in one game.
1915 - Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago White Sox no-hits the New York Yankees.
1934 - The first football all-star game is held with the Chicago Bears and a team of collegiate all-stars ending in a scoreless tie.
1935 - Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox no-hits the Cleveland Indians.
1950 - Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits four home runs and a single in a game against the Boston Braves.
1959 - Australia defeats the United States to win the Davis Cup.
1959 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers sets a new National League single-game record with 18 strikeouts.
1969 - Legendary boxer Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash in Iowa.
1970 - The United States defeats West Germany to win the Davis Cup.
1987 - Curtis Strange sets golf's record for most earnings in a year, having won $697,385.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 64-21 to open the season.
1996 - The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a merger of the old Big 8 and Southwest Conferences. Kansas State and Texas Tech played the first-ever Big 12 football game.
2002 - #9 Nebraska defeated Troy State 31-16.
2013 - #18 Nebraska defeated Wyoming 37-34 to open the season.
Today is the 243rd day of 2015. There are 122 days left in the year.
1886 - An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people.
1887 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his "Kinetoscope", and moving pictures were born.
1888 - Mary Ann Nichols, a prostitute, was found murdered in London's East End. She is generally regarded as the first victim of Jack the Ripper.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of U.S. arms to belligerents.
1939 - The first issue of Marvel Comics, featuring the Human Torch, was published by Timely Publications in New York.
1954 - Hurricane Carol hit the northeastern United States, resulting in nearly 70 deaths and millions of dollars in damages.
1962 - The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent within the British Commonwealth.
1980 - Poland's Solidarity labor movement had its beginnings when an agreement ending a 17-day strike was signed in Gdansk.
1985 - California's "Night Stalker" killer Richard Ramirez was captured by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood.
1992 - White separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that claimed the lives of Weaver's wife and son and a deputy U.S. marshal.
1994 - Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century.
1997 - Britain's Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36.
2005 - Some 1,000 people were killed when a religious procession across a Baghdad bridge was engulfed in panic over rumors of a suicide bomber.
2006 - Iran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium.
2009 - Walt Disney Co. announced it was acquiring comic book giant Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion.
2010 - President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed.
Birthdays
31 - Ryan Kesler (hockey player)
32 - Larry Fitzgerald (football player)
38 - Jeff Hardy (professional wrestler)
39 - Shar Jackson (actress)
40 - Sara Ramirez (actress)
44 - Chris Tucker (actor)
45 - Deborah Gibson (singer)
66 - Richard Gere (actor)
69 - Tom Coughlin (football coach)
70 - Van Morrison (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 31
1881 - The first U.S. tennis championships were held in Newport, Rhode Island.
1894 - Billy Hamilton of the Philadelphia Phillies steals seven bases in one game.
1915 - Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago White Sox no-hits the New York Yankees.
1934 - The first football all-star game is held with the Chicago Bears and a team of collegiate all-stars ending in a scoreless tie.
1935 - Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox no-hits the Cleveland Indians.
1950 - Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits four home runs and a single in a game against the Boston Braves.
1959 - Australia defeats the United States to win the Davis Cup.
1959 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers sets a new National League single-game record with 18 strikeouts.
1969 - Legendary boxer Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash in Iowa.
1970 - The United States defeats West Germany to win the Davis Cup.
1987 - Curtis Strange sets golf's record for most earnings in a year, having won $697,385.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 64-21 to open the season.
1996 - The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a merger of the old Big 8 and Southwest Conferences. Kansas State and Texas Tech played the first-ever Big 12 football game.
2002 - #9 Nebraska defeated Troy State 31-16.
2013 - #18 Nebraska defeated Wyoming 37-34 to open the season.
